The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-05-31
HONOR TO THE DEAD
STREWING RIO WERS n YER PRECIOUS
iND HiLLOnED GROUND.
The Observance at Hollywood, Oakwood.
Hebrew Cemetery, National Cemetery,
and Fort Harrison An Immense Turn
out and Impressive services.

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\ very great press of important local
matter prevents very extended notice
OF the exercises attendant upon the cele-
bration of the twentv-secOnd annual Me
mortal dav Its observance was more
general, and the attendance was larger
than for several wears At Hollywood
the exercises were very interesting and
impressive
II was about O'Clock when the pro
cessiOn reached "Gettyshurg Hill II
consisted. besides the hollywood Associa-
ton, of Companies 4 and T. OF the First
Virginia Regiment. The Blues, Phil Kear-
ney Post. and r. +. Lee Camp and Drum
corps, Major Redford. and the Stuart
Horse Guards The Battalion was in
command of Captain Gray BossieuX
Lieutenant Jacobs commanded T. Com
pany. and Lieutenant Stokes Of the
Grays
Comrade Peter Morton led Phil kear-
ney Post, and Commander A. J.. Phillips
r. L. Lee Camp.
Governor Lee rode al the head of the
Stuart Horse Guards. who were In com
mand of Captain Deane.
The exercises al Gettysburg Hill were
opened with prayer by Rev. Mr.. Burton,
of Old st. Johns. After ibis came the
eloquent address Of Rcy Dr Goodwin,
himself am old soldier and one who bears
Am honorable wound No Justice can bee
done the address iu "a brief abstract and
none Is attempted The address gave
general satisfaction and was loudly ap-
plauded.
Al the conclusion of iis address Dr
Goodwin read some original verses writ
ten by request for thc occasion By MI
James A. Gentry After the addres, the
work of decoration was continued All
the graves received p,oper attention. All
overt e. grounds were beautiful notices.
flags, Inscriptions. Gc.
HOLLYWOOD never looked more beauti-
ul and there was stream of visitors
from eaIly morn 70 dcwy eve. lt was
nclrlv s o'clO before the cemetery was
entirely deserted
ArEEr 40 OTHER rucEN snRlNEs.
Al dear and sacred OLD Oakwood the
noble ladies of the East Side quietly
and with little 0,t6ntation mllv per-
formed their work of love OakWo0d
ISL, visited hy thousands during the day
and the decorations were more general
If possible. than in previous years
Rev Mr. Lambeth made au address iu
the evening. and lhc exercises at the
Confederate monument were very inn
prc--iyc.
n must NOT br imagined because this
notice is brief thai fhc Observance of the
day at Oakwood does not merit longer
one
10 was am ou'poWing of the people of
that section uch as did credit io their
heads and hearts and all honor and
praise is due t0 them and tO the OakwOod
Associations
AZ The Hebrew Cemetery ihe devoted
ladies of thc Hebrew Association assem-
BLEED I'm force nd paid every honor t0 the
dead of that faith who fcll for the Lost
Cause. There wa uo lack of flowers,
and every one OF ihai chosen race who
sealed with bis liie.hlood his devotion 90
hc Southern cross was remembered
The South ad n0 better friends than
the sons of Israel AMI IDS lovely laugh-
.r- and matrons will never lct the old
bun cy,rucw story of their yalOr and de-
yofion hc FORGOTTEN
Ia~f lu not least. at the National
cemetery and al Fort Harrison. the graves
of the Federal dead were kindly rcmem-
ler.d Phil Kearuev Post with "A COM